Kachin Schoolgirl Rape and Murder – 3 Months Later, No Arrests, No Justice
October 27, 2008
Three months after a 15 year-old schoolgirl in Kachin State, Burma, was gang-raped, mutilated and murdered, no-one has been arrested and charged, despite eye-witnesses identifying suspects. On 27th July 2008...
East and West Unite For First Time Demanding Burma Prisoner Release – ASEM Summit
October 26, 2008
The Burma Campaign UK today warmly welcomed a statement from European and Asian leaders which called for the release of Burma’s political prisoners. Representatives of 45 countries were meeting in...
Boycott Success: Cotton Traders Pull Out Of Burma
October 18, 2008
Cotton Traders has informed the Burma Campaign UK that it is to pull out of Burma days after a public boycott campaign was launched. The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed...
Aung San Suu Kyi To Reach 13 Years In Detention
October 15, 2008
On Friday October 24th Aung San Suu Kyi will have spent a total of 13 years in detention. On the same day leaders of Asian and European countries are holding...
Cotton Traders faces Boycott over Burma Links
October 14, 2008
The Burma Campaign UK today called on Cotton Traders to stop sourcing clothes from Burma, or face a boycott campaign, to be launched on Wednesday 15th October. Clothing exports are...
British Government Pledges To Do All It Can to Help People Of Burma
October 13, 2008
The British Prime Minister’s website has issued a response to an online petition about Burma from the Burma Campaign UK. In its response the government pledges to do all it...
British Government Pressure Lloyd’s over Burma links
September 29, 2008
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the news that the British Government has written to Lloyd’s of London expressing their disapproval of the marketplace’s links with the Burmese junta. The...
Burma Uprising 1st Anniversary – Protesters Demand Prisoner Release
September 26, 2008
One year on from the brutal suppression of peaceful pro-democracy protests in Burma – known as the Saffron Revolution – campaigners around the world will be calling on Ban Ki-Moon...
Lloyd’s Secret Burma Profits
September 25, 2008
As Lloyd’s unveiled half –year profits of $1.76bn, the Burma Campaign UK today called on the company to come clean on how much of its profits are made from its...
11 Sakharov Prize winners calls for the immediate release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu
September 16, 2008
INFORMAL SAKHAROV PRIZE NETWORK Press release 16 September 2008 An informal network of 11 Sakharov Prize winners calls for the immediate release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi...